Chocolate Making Classes

All allergies are taken seriously by chocolate workshop schools. The classes aren't suitable for those with serious nut allergies, as nuts are often present and traces of nuts in the chocolate used cannot be ruled out. In some cases, workshops can be adapted for vegans and those who avoid dairy if the school is contacted in advance. There are not normally any wheat products used, so gluten is not usually an issue.

In a word, yes! From sampling cocoa nibs (the raw ingredient of chocolate) and the chocolate buttons that are used for the tempering process, to tasting your final products, there's plenty of opportunity to divulge in delicious chocolate whilst your on the workshop. Don't go too overboard though, you'll want to save some chocs to take home to impress your loved ones with!

It varies with each workshop, but you can reasonably expect to leave with around a dozen high-quality, hand-crafted chocolates all beautifully packaged. How many chocolates are left when you actually get home is another thing…

No, they are very much hands-on. You will be rolling your sleeves up and getting stuck in creating, making and decorating. Your chocolatier host will be on hand to show you what to do and assist, as well as providing a fascinating insight into the history of chocolate.

Making chocolate from scratch requires fermenting, drying, roasting and more, so, to speed up the whole process, the workshops start with you melting chocolate buttons to begin the tempering process. You then move to shaping or moulding (depending on what type of chocolate you're making), then onto to ganache fillings and/or decorating.

We offer vouchers for individuals, couples and small groups. You will be part of a group of enthusiastic chocolate lovers all keen to learn how to make and decorate their own chocolates on the day.

Yes - and chocolate making has proved to be a really popular thing for hen groups to do. We even offer luxury chocolate making workshops with cocktails or Champers included. Contact us if you'd like to organise an exclusive workshop for you and your hens.

All the ingredients and tools to make your chocolates are provided and included in the cost of the experience. You just need to bring yourself and your creative chocolate making flair!

There will be melted chocolate everywhere, but you will be provided with aprons. We also recommend you tie hair back.

Classes take place in rooms set up with plenty of work station space for participants. It could be in a professional cookery kitchen, a chocolate maker's laboratory or even conference rooms of hotels. You can even host your own chocolate making party in your own home with our chocolate making party kits.

The rooms need to be kept to a certain (cool) temperature to protect the chocolates and ingredients. You'll soon find out that heating and cooling chocolate to just the right temperature is key to the whole chocolate making process. We advise you to wear layers so you can adapt to the room temperatures.

Check with each individual chocolate making school, but many of them do offer classes at wheelchair accessible venues.

Chocolate courses are hosted by professional chocolatiers at locations around the country including:

• Central London
• Brighton
• Manchester
• Leeds
• Birmingham
• Edinburgh
• Bournemouth
• Bath